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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The specter of human cloning

    A breakthrough in stem cell research has again raised the specter of human cloning. The discovery by a team at Oregon Health and Science University moves the world incrementally closer to that result, but its more immediate effect will be to spur efforts to regenerate healthy tissue for the injured and the ailing. Although it's reasonable to worry about where such a discovery may lead, those concerns shouldn't stop researchers from exploring the restorative properties of stem cells.
    A breakthrough in stem cell research has again raised the specter of human cloning. The discovery by a team at Oregon Health and Science University moves the world incrementally closer to that result, but its more immediate effect will be to spur...

    Tags: Research, Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology, Science

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue

    Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother recently told a panel of health experts.
    Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...

    Tags: Evanston, Physical Fitness and Exercise, American Heart Association, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago

    3. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Lifestyle change may ease heart risk from job stress

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being under stress at work is tied to a higher risk of heart problems, new research confirms - but putting down the beer bottle and going for a walk may help.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being under stress at work is tied to a higher risk of heart problems, new research confirms - but putting down the beer bottle and going for a walk may help. Researchers found that job strain - defined as having a lot of...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Heart Problems, Stress, Health and Safety at School

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Woman charged with prostitution after Delaney Park-area complaints

    In the Delaney Park area, a quiet Orlando neighborhood known for its oak-shaded, brick-lined streets, Diana Schaub Cowart's neighbors weren't happy about all the ruckus.
    In the Delaney Park area, a quiet Orlando neighborhood known for its oak-shaded, brick-lined streets, Diana Schaub Cowart's neighbors weren't happy about all the ruckus. After they complained about too much traffic and too many visitors at Cowart's...

    Tags: Orlando Police Department

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. CORRECTED-Data show new Roche leukemia drug may improve on Rituxan

    Reuters
    (Corrects paragraph 12 to show Biogen has stake in new drug) By Bill Berkrot May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental leukemia treatment that Roche Holding AG hopes will improve upon its best-selling cancer drug Rituxan delayed disease progression twice as...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Leukemia, Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Biotechnology

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Lehigh Valley company news

    Samuel Adams partners withRising Tide Community Loan fund The Boston Beer Co., in partnership with Accion, announced that its Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program has teamed up with the Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, a nonprofit micro-lender...

    Tags: Boston Beer Company Inc., Business, Renal cell carcinoma, Small Businesses, Oncology

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Struggling with math? Plug in to improve

    Applying painless but targeted electrical stimulation to parts of the brain that play a role in number manipulation may in future be a way to help people who struggle with math, scientists said on Thursday.
    Reuters
    Applying painless but targeted electrical stimulation to parts of the brain that play a role in number manipulation may in future be a way to help people who struggle with math, scientists said on Thursday. Researchers who experimented with a type of...

    Tags: University of Oxford, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Science and Technology

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Multiple concussions tied to more suicidal thoughts

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've sustained multiple brain injuries throughout their life were more likely to report suicidal thoughts than people with one or no concussions, according to a new study of deployed U.S. military personnel....

    Tags: Psychiatry, Suicidal Behavior, University of Utah, Junior Seau, Medical Specialization

    9. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing

    When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
    When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...

    Tags: Medicare, Mayo Clinic, University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government Health Care

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex

    The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released<b> </b>less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at the jail of sleeping with gang members.
    The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at...

    Tags: Allegany County, Prisons, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Maryland)

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. 92 accused in staged S. Fla. accidents claimed $20 million in insurance fraud, feds say

    The vehicle collisions looked like typical South Florida accidents with motorists and passengers reporting they needed treatment from chiropractors and massage therapists.
    The vehicle collisions looked like typical South Florida accidents with motorists and passengers reporting they needed treatment from chiropractors and massage therapists. But investigators said the crashes were carefully staged by willing...

    Tags: Greenacres, Boynton Beach, Prosecution, Hialeah, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)

    12. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Music, art and dance therapy may relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer, according to a new analysis of past studies.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Music, art and dance therapy may relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer, according to a new analysis of past studies. Researchers who analyzed results from trials conducted between 1989 and 2011 said the...

    Tags: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Symptoms, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lymphoma

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In his essay for the Chicago Tribune All-State Academic...
(May 2, 2013)
Neil Sheth, Prospect High School
Even after a heart attack, stroke or other life-threate...
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